The Irish standard., 1887-08-27

WOul0 geU IfOm GQ0 sweat anu UlOOu OI
his irish poor, to cut the throats of poor
savages that were rightly struggling to
be free. When I read the political lines
of some mitred ecclesiastics in the light
of the life of st. Patrick. I am aston
ished and scandalized. (Applause.f-
Chicago Citizen Report.
EASTER In MODERN NAZARETH.
How the People Enjoy the Day-Women
at the Well.
1t is the Greek Easter, and many are
in town from the surrounding country,
while Of Nazarenes, every one seems to
be out OF doors. ALI day long the shady
olive grove between the monastery and
the church has resounded to the cries of
children running hither and thither, or
swinging to and fro. under the sway
ing branches. he entire orchard
meadow is one kaleidoscope Of color, for
these Greeks have all eye to that, and
evidently try to outdo in glory the pop
pies and daisies at their feet. In CON-
Portable looking groups sit fathers and
mothers and all sorts OF relatives, chat
ting and singing, and thoroughly enjoy
ing tile glad Easter Not the slightest
indecorun,, if you please, but every
boGy's manners in harmony with best
bib and t,lcker--and that means great
deal where bibs are in the rarest Of
colorings and fuckers III the quaintest
of contrasts. ALL are having heartily
good aud joyous time, as BELTS those
who had been to Mass, BY and by come
rich robed priests in procession, chant
ing, and bearing rich banners: the event
of the day to the crowd was it, great
the interest; and then afterwards the
buzz of lively conversation again. How
cheerful aud natural it all seemed.
If one cannot have historical and
sacred remains he can find several good
foreign schools, crpi3anages, hospitals
and other endeavors OF the missionaries,
surely more expressive Of the Christ
child and his youth than any amount Of
shrine worship. And of that child with
his virgin mother, the one spring which
in any age has refreshed the Nazarenes
speaks in no uneloquent rippling voice,
for nowadays the sight about the basiu
with it's stone gable cannot be very diff
ferent from that seen here in those
days of old The women in their gaily
embroidered jackets, in the peculiar
adorlliDgs of strings of coins falling
over the forehead, and representing, /
suppose, their entire dowry, the women
are crowding about, waite, jar Oh head.
awaiting patiently or 1mpatiently their
turn, and passing ii possible the jar:
over the heads Of their Intervening sis
ters to the friends at court. namely, at
the fountain, precisely as q man at the
tail end OF IL line will beg friend near
the Office to b,ly his railway or theatre
ticket for him. What d medley Of cos.
TUNES! What q med]ev Of tongues!
Even if some poor souls must needs bide
their time, evidently no moment is lost,
judging from the rapid and by no means
low voiced conversation; and from the
laughter it is likely that joke is not
wanting. The women here are not so
strict about yelling their faces, the
catching one end of their long head
drapery in the mouth being considered
quite sufficient upon the approach of
one of the lords of creation, and they do
it coquettishly enough too. Coming to
the spring bearing on their heads the
empty water jars, tilted to one side, or
returning bearing them filled and up
right, they are always statuesque and
beautiful creatures to look upon, beyond
their sisters of any Palestine town, un-
less Bethlehem be instanced, and the
joining of these two places in this regard
brings often to mind that wife oil
Joseph, who must have many a time
visited this we'll to draw water. Here
comes now such q Madonna tace, and, |
10, by the hand is held chubby little
child who looks at us with his great
searching eyes as Christ might have
done.
If multitude of absurd traditions
disgust, one such sight as this. and in
such place, will atone for any irrita-
ton, for the Bible becomes thereafter
no book to be read at arms length, but |
a living, human story. as it is divine
one.-Palestine Cor. Cleveland Leader.
IT is stated that Yankton has been
selected as the See city of the diocese
Of South Dakota OF the Catholic Church. |
The diocese will be called the Yank-
ton diocese. A cathedral will be built
and diocesan school. Nearly $500. 900 |
will be expended in new buildings.
FATHER BERNARD O'REILLY takes
4 gloomy view of Ireland's coming con-
1ition. In his letter from Glengariff,
describing the visit of Mgr. Persico as
! message of the Holy Fathers good
will to the Irish people, he remarks that
,he friendship Of Leo XIII. for the
ong-suffering race is as immoVable as |
he rock Of Gibraltar, but grieves to
,tate the Irish crops will be a total fail